Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-07

was flowed 70 so By the tuG Tyeas On
Wednesday evening. March HDth, ffsn
Seattle, IoaAed With 1900 tons Of Black
Diamond esal consigned 10 Simpson
Brothers, Of ssu Francisco. foundafsd
en- last Friday morning sbonf 30 miles
OF Caps Riaiegy. duriDgt the heavy wsst.
eRiy gale thst prevailed e. thst time. De
account Of the sans gale the HsTweRien
bark NcYdst isrneu and the British baKk
Zolis had sBoh terrible experiences les
vesk. Tbs schooner Fanny Dutard,
yhioh arrived Yesterday morning, II
DAYS from San Francisco, loaded With
merchandise fer this port. bFouRht tso
Of The n Dosado's Grew, the only suryi-
vors Of she 10 fated bark. who we're i'm
mediately taken 10 cbaKge and cared for
By the eeamen's Uui0u. The Posi-
INTKIEzgKncEn's correspondent inter
viewed Michael Anderson,
oEK or TRE sUBvTvoRs.
Last evening, who related bis experiences
about e. follows:
s'IAst "Wednesday we finished loading
eur cargo Of Black Diamond coal At Be-
ataia. AZ 8 o'clock that evening the tua
TVos toved ua 10 miles outside the cape.
We we're cast OF BY the tug the next
morning. Oar course was then 10 the
soathvest with an easteFiy wind and 81
sails Get. The weather vas extremely
hna until late In the afternoon . heavy
miss came on. The wind changed %
ths aouthyest and blew stln bfeSze
until midniaht when Il inereased 10 We
loeity TO q gale. AGA. m. Friday a.
Tm VESSEL Was nEPoHrxD LEAKIHo
The captain ordered the pumps manned.
Tha gale increased % much that an
hsuf later all hands we're called %
hoard TO Rooaewing the fore tOpsail. The
vessels canvas was reduced ~ much -
possible, for al this time she vas max
Inc 80 much water that over ene-half
of the crew we're compelled 10 attend
The pumps. For four lona hours tbe
0ale was upon us In all Of its fury, and
the vessel was slowly bat surely sink
inc. The fog and mist hung 20 low
that ve could scarcely Sc ships
length ahead.
m vAm WE'RE SIGNALS EKsT Up
And ne answer. Then at S:l5 A. y. on
Friday, while the exhausted men we're
losing all hope Of suecog. q heavy sea
struck az on She windwArd, completely
dsmolishing the house and carryina
away every movable article ON deck,
including several Of the crew. Captain
Humphreys vas As that time near the
house on the aft deck. Tha force Of ths
sea dashed him against the structure
which vas carried away leaving him foI
only q moment GA deek, then Q second
see carried him from our sight. Aftel
bslne struck the hFst time be appeared
20 be stunned, and
WITH oan LOOK or kPPKAL
Towards us be disappeared In lh'
waves. I wss standing within Q fev
feea OF the Captain when the house VA
carried away. Reaching nsdly
RFasped the skylight and almOsl cut M
left hand in two. The pain vas d
great I lst 20, and the returning seI
threw me near Q poFtian Of the house
which / succeeded Ia reaching afte
come desperate swimming. / fount
John Christie. another survivor, on th'
sane raft. We then picked up Nj
Ericsson, the second officer. and one o
tbs crew from the weather Rangway
The bark then toundered. leaving moth
ing in sight except considerable wreck
age, and thres seanen we're drawn int
the
EDDY oLunKD Ut THE SINKING vEAsEL.
This was Of s.45 o'clock. and was ID
last seen Of the Grew or officers, except
ing those on our own raft. The -
then moderated gradually. At 2p. n
one Of the sailors died. from what ~
peaFed 10 be internal iBiuries, receive
"a the time OF the disaster. He wa
thrown overheard soon sfterWsrd. NJ
EFieassn was severely injured, also, an
tbe weather was unusually Geld for th
time Of the year, which effected biz
considerably. Along about 4 o'olo
Saturday afternoon. he appeared 10 !
getting deIirious, and within an hour /
had died. AZ half past elk We burie
him under the waves. There was I
this time heavy swell. and our RAJ
was very unsafe fer three or four Pc
Sons and would continually break apar
We had a great deal Of trouble TO kee
II together In my crippled state. N
left foot was slightly injured by bein
bruised BY some Of the floating wrecl
age, and Christie was
EEARLY DRAD FRoN COLD.
Al 7 O'Clock q sail from the southwel
hove In sight aud allowed my oilski
jacket 10 be tied 20 piece Of board an
raised ~ signal. For over an hour v
watched the vessel, which we could al
Germ In the twilight 81 be q three maste
schooner. Suddenly she steered Il
our location, lost as we we're losing th
last ray Of hope. Al $50 the schoons
manned boat and we were
RESCUED FRoM THE RAFT.
We found her 20 be the Fannie d.
lard from San Francisco. bound for n
Sound. The captain and all OF u
crev did their ntmos, to alleviate OF
suffegines. We had been IS hours will
out food OF water. lily wounds vel
dressed and both Of us were made oou
Portable. do not knew the names I
any of the crew. The hFst officer
name Was Wilson. The bark's ere
vas composed as follows: Captain
hrus and second officers, carpenter, COO
and nine seamen. All Of the men vel
shipped from San Francisco for u
round trip"
THR RAMK's RIsrosx.
The III Dorado vas an America
bark, built In Yarmouth. Maine.
1854. Her registered tonnage is l0t
and she is owned by Richard HARDIN
She vas strongly built % hard oa
wood With iron and copper fastening
Hhe vas repaired and reciassed in IA
Francisco IN November. 1873. aud VI
rseAulksa In 1852. Her Dimensions Vel
~ follows Length. isa.6; breadth. 81
aepth Of bold. - feet. The bark ~
formerly under conmaad 81 HoFace
Humphreys. cousin OF tAe late info
tunate commander. Who brought b,
from the Atlantic Coast via Australia |
the Sound some wears aeo. Sylveats
l. humphrsys leaves large family
Oakland. California. He va foFmerl
IN command % the haEkentine EliniC
Vernon. . Coast lumber carrier.
1888 whils on a voyage 10 the Sound. I
became III, and ssme months later Wha
recovered. bis cousin resigned his offlC
a. Captain Of The nj Dorado and pFS
ceeded East, and was encceeded By q
late captain. The III Dorado W
formerly . ship. bot after unaereoin
repairs In San Francisco eight yea
aeo she vas Femodslled into bark an
made coal carrier from the Sound /
The former port.
An tSptAs scHooNEA WHEcKKn.
The sealing schooneF Champio,
owned by Chief Peter Of the Maka
tribs 81 Neah RAy. Was WRECKED o
Nttnat shere, VancouveF Island, 90 nail,
a a